Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere ... “Have you ever heard the wild cry of the loon across a lonesome lake of northern Minnesota at evening? You never forget it,” Dwain Warner ...

I immediately thought “rare bird” as I drove past the pair and sure enough, sitting peacefully perched at the top of a dead ...

Bird enthusiasts are flocking to Minnesota in hopes of catching a glimpse of a great gray owl. They're one of North America's largest owl species and many have flown down from Canada to find food.

Hoeg, who also is one of the Friends’ volunteer naturalists, said instant communication has its limits on the backroads of northern Minnesota. Receiving an alert 10 miles from a bird sighting ...